So, for Christmas, one was under the tree. In March of that year, the whole country got a look at the mysterious-looking UZI SMG when a Secret Service agent pulled one out of a briefcase to protect a shot President Reagan from any other assassination attempts. Curtis Earl machine-gun catalog and in a book by Ian Hogg entitled The Machine-gun. At the time, I had only seen the UZI offered as a pre-1968 imported submachine gun in a J. (Firearms News photo)Īround 1981, IMI introduced the UZI Carbine (Model A) into the USA, through its importer Action Arms, and I had to have one. The Kel-Tec Sub-2000 is a great choice, as it’s lightweight and compact enough to keep hidden in a small pack. When moving through an urban environment during a crisis, weight and size of your firearm are important factors, especially when you need to move quickly. Back then, pistol-caliber carbine selections were limited, but there were a handful of others around, like the J&R Engineering M68 (reintroduced as the M80, later becoming the Wilkinson Terry Carbine), Demro Tac-1/Wasp, which was an open-bolt design, MAC-10 carbines (also open-bolt designs), and a couple of others, like the cheap imitation of a Thompson known as the Spitfire, yet another open-bolt gun. I remember when I got my first AR-15, in 1978, the store also had a semi-auto 1927-model Thompson. Before my days in the firearms industry, the only legal way to own something close to a submachine gun, without going through the NFA process, was to buy a semi-auto carbine version of one. Walther MPLs, Swedish-Ks, Thompsons, UZIs, Star Z-70s, M-11/9s, MAC-10s, MP-5s, MPi-81s, STENs, M3s, a PM-12S, and the list goes on in my memories of rat-a-tat-tat, the rainbow-like glimmer of brass flying, and the smell of smokeless-powder clouds. I was always fond of submachine guns and had many through various companies I owned and operated since the 1980s. With the introduction of new PCCs like the Kel-Tec Sub-2000 featured here, many shooters agree. DeNiro, Editor-in-ChiefĪaaah, the pistol-caliber carbine, one of my favorite firearm types. Rifle Classification (vs.FebruBy Vincent L.Hard-Coat Anodized Finish for Durability and Corrosion Resistance.Internal Safety Mechanism (will not fire when folded/will not fold with magazine inserted).Glock 19 Gen4 Compatible Reversible Magazine Catch.Throw it in a pack for the trail, into a vehicle compartment or in a small space for home defense. Add in Glock pattern magazines, and there’s a lot to like about this interesting 9mm. A telescoping stock goes a long way in keeping the small platform shootable. It includes M-LOK accessory slots and an integrated Picatinny rail for attachment of accessories. The Pivot even includes a spare magazine storage compartment in the stock.įor such a small package, the Pivot comes surprisingly loaded with features. Better still, it utilizes the ubiquitous Glock pattern mags, compatible with 9mm variants. Deployed, the Pivot expands to 26.7-29.7 inches long, using a collapsible stock. With the platform folded down, the Pivot measures just 20.9 inches long, 1.15 inches wide and 5.9 inches tall. It works off a blowback design, using patented technology to achieve a minimal footprint when folded. The Pivot, or Ultracompact Folding Rifle, comes chambered in 9mm. Now Trailblazer brings that same approach to rifles with the Pivot. You could literally conceal it anywhere on your body, ready to deploy into a fight. The foldable, single-barrel LifeCard comprised the most unique carry gun on the market. A few years back, Trailblazer Firearms released its LifeCard, first in.
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